Sydney public hospitals postpone some elective surgery after NSW records 170 Covid cases

NSW Health takes measure with nearly 200 Covid patients in hospital, but all emergency and urgent elective surgery will continue

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Non-urgent elective surgery will be suspended at all public hospitals across greater Sydney as they deal with an influx of Covid patients.

NSW Health announced the measure, to take effect from Monday, after the state reported 170 locally acquired cases on Friday. That was down on the record 239 cases the previous day, but at least 52 cases were in the community for some or all of their infectious period.